-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir , who faces charges of crimes against humanity , visited Zimbabwe on Sunday for a regional trade meeting .

Sudan president Omar al-Bashir is the first head of state ever indicted by the ICC .

Al-Bashir landed Saturday in the capital , Harare , for the two-day African leaders ' summit of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa -LRB- COMESA -RRB- .

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for al-Bashir on March 4 , accusing him of complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity in his government 's campaign against rebels in Darfur in western Sudan .

It was the first arrest warrant for a sitting head of state by the world 's only permanent war crimes tribunal , based at The Hague in the Netherlands .

Sudan expelled 13 international aid agencies from the Darfur region after the warrant was issued .

Al-Bashir has denied the charges , calling them an attempt by Western powers to recolonize Sudan .

The conflict in Darfur began in 2003 after rebels in the western region of Sudan began attacking government positions . The government responded with a fierce military campaign that has left about 300,000 dead and more than 2.5 million displaced , the United Nations estimates .

The International Criminal Court has no arrest powers and depends on its 106-member states to take suspects into custody .

Al-Bashir has visited other counties , including Qatar and Ethiopia , since the warrant was issued .

In Zimbabwe , the summit will be at the Victoria Falls , a popular tourism spot on the Zambezi River . Sudan is a member of the trade group , which consists of 19 African nations .

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Sudan president Omar al-Bashir visits Zimbabwe despite arrest warrant

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ICC accused al-Bashir of alleged war crime against rebels in Darfur

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Al-Bashir has denied charges against him